Automobile-bumper.



S. Cl RWLAND.

AUTOMBLE BUMPER.

APPLICAUON FILED MN. 2s, 191s.

1,21 8,70 1. Panama Mar. 1ra, 1917.

2 SHEETS-*SHEET I.

S. RUWLANU.

AUTOMOBILE BUMPER` 1,218,701.

APPLICATION HLED MN. 28| 9&6

Pntvntd Mur. 13, i917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. ik? Cf.

Vthe opp'psite Sides of a. vehicle and having.

their front limbs overlappin a distance, and

.means connecting said over appin r ends together' Vea'idmeans bein yieldab e to per- 5 mit relativelongitudine movement of said overlapping ends.

2.' An' automobile hamper comprising two L-sh'aped members of spring metal, theside limbs of llsxtid.'members being adapted to be secured tothe opposite sides of a vehicle and the front; limbs extending inwardly substantiall at right angles to the side limbs and over ripping-a distance, said members being de'lectedlatthe junetures of the side and front limbs ,to form outwardly extending loo s, means for locking said overlapping lim s together against relative transverse movement 4.and for permitting limited relative' longitudinal' movement thereof, and

0 yieldingl .means resisting s uch relative movement.

i 3.' An; aut'on'iobilebumper` structure com rising'two L-shaped members adapted to )e securedyby their side limbs to the'oppo- S site'sides `of a vehicle to extend forwardly 80 neeting sai thereof, .the front limbs of thefmembers extending toward each other and overlapping u, distance, keys secured tothe respective overlapdping sections and a. sprin 'conkeys for permitting re etive lo'nitudinal movement of said overlapping lim s. l y

4. Air automobile bumper, structure comprising two. similar L-shaped members i 86 adapted to'be secured by their side limbs tothe o posite sides of a vehicle to extend forward yftlrereof, the front limbs of said y members extending toward each 'otherA and ."nf'joverlapping. a distance horizontally, keys securing said overlapping limbs to ether l: gamen/relative transverse movemen and apted'for li/mited lodgitudnal movement relative t9, the limbs, and a spring connectmg, saicl'keys together .for resisting relative longitudinal movement of said limbs.

` 5. An automobile bumperstrubture comprising two similar L-shaped members of spring metal adapted to be secured by their side limbs to the opposite sides of avehiele `to to extend forwardly ftfnerefrom, the front limbs of saidmem'bers extending toward each other and@` overlappin-ra distlincfn means for securlnp,r saidoveiflappmg limbs against relative transverse movement and for permitting relative longitudinal movement thereof, und' yieldingfmeans for resisting such relative longitudinal movement,-

(lhAn automobile bumper structure comprising two similar L-shaped members adapted to be secured by their side limbs to a vehicle to extend arallelly and forwardly therefrom, the ront limbs of seid members extending toward each other' and overlapping a distance, registering slots in vt5 the overlapping sections of said front limbs,

means engaging' in said slots to lock the overlapping;r sections-nordnet relative transverse movement ybut to permit relative longitudinal .movement thereof, and vlitldiinaz4 means for resisting such relative longitudinalmovement.

7. An automobile bumper structure comprising two similar L-shaped members bent up of spring' metal adapted to he secured by their side limbs to the sides of a vehicle to extend forward!)r therefrom, the front limbs of said members extending toward each other and overlapping n distance` two sets of registering longitudinal slots in the overlapping sections of sniil front limbs, a key coperating with each set ot' slots, seid keys being adapted to lock the overlapping sections against relative transverse move- `wardly therefrom, the front limbs of said members extending tv, ward each other and overlapping a distance, two sets of\register ing slots in the overlapping sections of the front limbs, a pin extending through each set of slots and havingl ends for engaging with the frontend rear sides of the overlapping' sections whereby said pins will prevent relative transverse moveinent off said overlapping sections and will permit relative longitudinal` movement thereof, and an adjustable spring conuectin said pins for resistingr such relative longitudinal movenient. i

9. A bumper structure comprising two L- shaped members of spring metal adapted to be secured by their side limbs to the opposite -sides of a vehicle to extend forwardly jy'ieldinfe,` means tending to resist relative longitudinal movement of said overlapping sections, said bit having a width adapting it to pass through said slots when the pin is turned to bring the bit into parallellsm with the slots.

10. A bumper structure for automobiles bent up of spring metal and adapted to be secured by their side limbs to the opposite sides of a .vehicle to extend forward y there-` comprisingtwo similar L-shaped members from, the front limbs of said members extending toward each other and overlapping a distance, twol sets of horizontal Slots in Suidl overlapping limbs, n key' extending through euch set of slots for limiting the relative longitudinal movement of said overlapping ends, n head on each key and a hit copei'ating therewith to lock Said overlapping limbs against relative trans verse movement, aJ 1ug` extending 'from each 10` In witness whereof I hereunto set my 15 hund this 22nd dey of January, A. D., 1916.

SAMUEL o. RQWLAND. 

